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# Organization Reuse Consent

#### 2.4 Organization Re-use Consent (If Applicable)

When your order re-uses a previously validated organization (which is the standard case when selecting a pre-validated organization in Step 3), the system requires the Organization Representative to formally consent to this re-use. This is a security measure to prevent unauthorized use of an organization's validated identity.

 

**When Does This Apply?** 

Consent is required whenever a new certificate order re-uses an organization's existing validated details and subscriber agreement.

If this is your very first order for an organization that is being validated fresh, you will not see a consent request at this stage - the CA will contact you separately for validation.

 

#### 2.4a Consent Required Email

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*The Organization Representative receives an email with the subject: 'ORDER #\[ID] - Consent Required to re-use \[Organization] Organization'.*

The email contains the order details (Order ID, Ordered Date, Product & Validity, Identifier/domain, Ordered By, Organization Name, Organization Country) and a 'Click here' hyperlink to open the consent page.

**Action**&#x20;

*Click the 'Click here' link in the email to open the emSign Consent page.*

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#### 2.4b emSign Consent Page

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**The consent page displays:**

*A notification message identifying the order, the organization being re-used, and the person who placed the order.*

Order details: Order ID, Date Ordered, Ordered By

Organization details: Organization ID, Organization Name, Country

Consent statement: 'Accepting this consent means that you allow this order to re-use your organization information & subscriber agreement.'

Two buttons: Accept (orange) and Decline (red)

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**Important**&#x20;

*If you recognize this order and authorize it, click Accept.*

*If you did NOT authorize this order or do not recognize it, click Decline immediately and contact your CERTInext administrator.*

Declining will halt the certificate issuance for this order.

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#### 2.4c Consent Confirmation Dialog (OV Wildcard SSL, OV UCC SSL, OV Wildcard UCC SSL only)

**Product Difference**&#x20;

*For OV Wildcard SSL, OV UCC SSL, and OV Wildcard UCC SSL orders, clicking Accept on the consent page triggers an additional Consent Confirmation dialog.*

This extra step does NOT appear for OV SSL Certificate orders.

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*A modal dialog appears asking: 'Are you sure you want to accept the consent?'*

*Click Yes to confirm your consent.*

*Click No to cancel and return to the consent page.*

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#### 2.4d Consent Accepted Confirmation

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*After clicking Accept (and Yes in the confirmation dialog where applicable), a confirmation screen displays: 'Thank you for providing your consent to re-use \[Organization Name].' This confirms the consent has been recorded.*

**Note - Subscriber Agreement**&#x20;

*Once consent is provided, the Subscriber Agreement step (Step 3 in the Order Actions) is typically auto-completed as part of the consent process.*

*Return to the emSign Subscriber Portal to verify the status.*